Cissus quadrangularis Houseplant Care - 193 of 365

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Oh my, I love this plant so much, have not yet seen it in person, but now that you have shared it, I'm going to be on the lookout for one. Those dang spider mites, I'm sure you will treat it and it will be just fine, I just hate the bugs that invade our plants, they really have a lot of nerve doing that. I hope you are having a wonderful day, take care and I will see you again tomorrow.

[@julianpoh]

I have this along my corridor and it grew into a giant under full sun. I love that naturalistic tangled look as it cascades to my neighbour’s corridor below. I also have Indian neighbours coming by requesting for cuttings. They say it’s good for ladies and strengthen bones! Mine has the same leaf shape as your smaller specimen. A very drought tolerant and low maintenance plant for the tropics.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

I LOVE this plant, I have a small one of these and they are AMAZING :-D thank you so much for sharing the care tips and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@anaswarp]

I am growing this plant in my garden. It is a good medicinal plant .I have never had any pests on it. It grows very well here in Kerala, India.

[@kazuhiroyukimura9070]

medicinal?

[@edwardlittlefield447]

I LOVE all the cissus species!

[@burstallpass4394]

I have no experience with this plant, but in the summer of 2017 several of my cacti came down with spider mites. My arborist told me they use Dawn dish soap with diluted water on their indoor office plants. I gave that a try and about 1/2 of my cacti have survived that came down with those red critters. Your Cissus quadrangularis is a lovely plant.

[@Maria-fn4ec]

In India It's edible made into chutney in without the skin. High in calcium heals fractures. Plant resemble bones under x-ray.

[@wxlurker]

Miria A What does it taste like?

[@gowridurga4565]

This plant is edible in my country, India. It also has medicinal properties

[@natarajana.v4262]

In South Indian state of Tamil Nadu it is called Pirandai. Very good for joint pains.

[@kathydunn7838]

Wow, thank you so much… a whole new avenue for information. I am trying to ID what I think is a subspecies.🌿👍🏼

[@raining_houseplants2646]

As I was researching about another cissus I came across this plant name and came to know that this plant is used in Ayurveda (Indian system of medicine) as a plant used in treatment of fractures! So used like a bone setting plant 💚

[@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863]

Very correct

[@nathalieslachmuylders]

@@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863 Hi Geeta! I just purchased one, hoping that I might use it in that way. Do you know of a way of using the actual plant (not the powdered version) that you would recommend? Very hard to find information on how to make a tea etc from it.

[@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863]

@@nathalieslachmuylders you can grind the stem with some onion, garlic, and make chutney.

[@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863]

@@nathalieslachmuylders add some chillies,tamarind and salt to taste.

[@nathalieslachmuylders]

@@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863 Ah thanks Geeta! It doesn't sound like there's a risk of overdosing then. Xx from Ireland

[@felixpalacio2272]

A friend gave me a few segments of this plant recently to propagate. Read so many health benefits of this plant on line. Native to India and Sri Lanka.

[@victoriabyrd5800]

Sorry to hear about Kibby..you have my condolences😪

[@plantsperiod4462]

The large cissus is a sub species of cissus quadrangularis. It’s called cisssus cactiformis, you can tell because the leaf shape and the wavy stem margins.

[@ashleylatheef]

Cissus quadrangularis is very familiar in kerala. It is a medicinal plant many uses especially for fractured bones. I have this easy to grow and propagate. Thank u ......

[@geetasgloriousgardenandpet9863]

Very hardy plant, growing in any type of soil,direct sunlight and a medicinal plant. Edible. Dips made out of these stems in Indian cuisine.

[@justinamontgomery2618]

I just got one today delivered from steve's leaves! Thanks Summer

[@mysticshining]

I had a small one and it grows like mad and propagates really easily (and I usually don't have the patience for propagation). You know who might have info is Steve's leaves, I'm pretty sure I saw them selling this plant at one point. Also, from what I've seen of another person who tried everything to get rid of spider mites (some are easier to get rid of then others) for her, a mineral oil mixture worked the best for her, so like you said I would imagine the horticultural oils and such would be the way to go, from what I've seen.

[@alexiapons2883]

I have one like yours, and is spreading, hanging and crawlibg everywhere, and I Love it. I have given so many "hijitos" to friends, and they love them too. Is very easy to care and if it brakes, it will grow. No spider mites on mine. So far, she is gorgeous.

[@lindasomers8442]

How do you propagate?

[@summerrayneoakes]

@@lindasomers8442 just the stems. Cut them off where they are sectioned, let them callus over, and stick them in some soil!

[@tinamarieussery3063]

Yes you did it again another one for my wish list

[@Alisha8596]

I hope this is an ok way to do it but I kill spider mites by mixing a little bit of neem oil, a little bit of dishsoap, and a lot of water into a spray bottle and shake it up. Spray the plant and let it sit for like 5 to 10 min and then spray off with clean water. Seems to work well for me even with my more sensitive plants.

[@101Cecilia]

ok, I didn't care for this plant UP TILL NOW. After your tutorial.. I'm definitely going to bring this one home. I used dawn detergent and water on my spider mites last year on a 2 crotons-worked perfectly. But I don't know how the cissus would react to the treatment.

[@kathydunn7838]

I use 50/50 water and alcohol with Dawn👍🏼

[@thanosrulz6857]

This plant is called Galijeru in india..it is an edible plant and here we do pickles with it.

[@sabithak8789]

It's not Galijeru.. Nalleru kada

[@jacobhicks7319]

What an interesting plant!

[@tylervanmeter5628]

I would love to see a video on different types of hanging cacti and succulents.

[@jananni123456789]

Looks like it could grow so big love it 💓

[@marie-maudebrunet752]

Mine has been very happy outside this summer and grew a lot!!! Now that it is indoor, I noticed a mealy bug (just one!) and it doesn't seem to grow anymore but for me it's a very easy plant and I just love the way it looks

[@patriciamaqueda2782]

Hi, i have a cutting and i was wondering if you can sahere some tips of how to care for it, thank u i advance

[@marie-maudebrunet752]

@@patriciamaqueda2782 it's a plant that I put outside for the summer with partial direct sun (I should mention I live in Montreal, Canada) and now it's close to my north-east facing window. It does like to be watered more than I thought, like one a week. That's all I know for now and that's just my experience :) Good luck!

[@lschoenrank]

I have had one of these for a couple of years. I found your video because I was hoping that someone had suggestions on how best to display it. Or contain it! It's kind of inconvenient having a plant just sprawl around, but it doesn't seem to like being helped to climb like a Philodendron, and it's too stiff to wrap around a wire form like I do my Dioscoreas.

[@GitanjaliMahamandraRuban]

Chutney made from this plant is my favorite. It’s called “pirandai chutney”.

[@aweshots9963]

Really

[@sokhachen4556]

Because of you, Summer, which is also my daughter 's name, I now know what kind of plant o have. I was also told that it is edible.

[@BlueberryJam79]

Hi! I was just wondering if you might feel comfortable sharing what vendor the plant cane from. I bought a hanging basket of string of hearts at a farmers market in nyc, too, over the summer, and it brought spider mites into my home - 100% confirmed they came on that plant. I let the vendor know but they didn’t seem very concerned.

[@nikitasveshnikov9074]

I have one of these, but it was sold to me as a "Cissus Cactiformis." It was quite hard to find care information on it, and around August mine dropped all its leaves and the vine tendrils shriveled up. Three months later, and it has the same appearance, with no more loss of limbs or anything. Perhaps it entered a dormancy stage? I really don't know what to make of it, and the nursery that sold it to me was unsure of how to care for it when I asked them. A lovely plant, though. I hope this spring it begins to shoot out new growth.

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

Enjoyed watching and learning . Would like to know whether it flowers please

[@anjaleenprincy]

Growing in partly shaded area ... Australia

[@petercardona1559]

My Queen I do believe you have two different species on your hands here. True cissus quadrangularis or Veldt Grape as it is commonly known is your newly acquired spider mitey friend. I couldn't get a good enough look at the other but I have never seen a cissus quadrangularis with the growth habit of your little friend.

[@kathydunn7838]

Hi Peter, are you able to ID a plant from photos? I have what may be a subspecies of quadrangularis.

[@esthermunozblesa7365]

le doy a mi perra unas capsulas de mascosana 100% cissus natural para la artrosis y ha mejorado muchisimo desde entonces

[@JoseVazquez-yn7zg]

Donde las compra?

[@TerryNiederlander]

I am growing a small one. Bought it at a small garden center. I thought it was some type of succulent, but my friend told me it's related to grapes. So how much water does it need?

[@andiaz2111]

I really thought it was a cactus. Thanks for the info

[@yellow133551]

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[@DedinhoVerde]

Hello I have this plant is very easy to grow.

[@pablorodriguez2325]

Aren’t the leaves used for some type of medicinal use?

[@hariraj6094]

Yes, it's an ayurvedic herb. It's stems used in various South indian recipes.

[@anthonylewis62]

the onlyh thing i ever had spider mites on was my outdoor roses, turn that plant side ways and soak it with cold water spray just the leaves, that sure always kills them for me, very cold water on the leaves, spider mites hate that

[@edwardlittlefield447]

Different species looks like.

[@ellensmith3579]

Did anyone figure out the question about the two different leaves? I've researched and did not find a clear answer. I have approx 200 house plants (Maine) mostly rare /unusual. I've never spent so much time finding a correct species name. Especially since it's widely used in other countries-medicinal /edible. I'd love to know the true botanical name of "cucumber cactus" with grape like leaves

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

You received an unfortunate reminder of the necessity to check the plants you are considering buying for pest and disease before purchasing them.

[@avilamonteiro5181]

I have this plant in my house

[@pacograu7045]

tengo un pastor aleman con problemas de huesos y desde que le doy cissus de mascosana esta mucho mejor y apenas tiene molestias. No sabia que el cissus servia para curar

[@JoseVazquez-yn7zg]

Y como se lo das por favor dime

[@limberekurraru6155]

How do you propagate it? By stem cuttings or suckers?

[@aliyashobbies2503]

Very easily can grow by stem cutting. But put less water. I have a lot.

[@barbrastewart640]

I believe it is a different type of cissus

[@kathymacomber4502]

Yikes Spider mites

[@summerrayneoakes]

Luckily got them under control! ;)

[@meganedson771]

cissus cactiformis